Minneapolis Star-Tribune 9 hours ago
Jorge Polanco's three-run homer in ninth lifts Twins over Reds
After Mitch Garver and Jorge Polanco each went deep with two runners aboard, Alexander Colome pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his first save since April.
Twinkie Town 10 hours ago
Twins 7, Reds 5: A pitcher’s best friend
Maeda wasn’t sharp but his offense backed him up. | Sam Greene via Imagn Content Services, LLC The Twins used 3-run home runs by Mitch Garver and Jorge Polanco to beat the Reds. It was a pretty rough evening for Kenta Maeda, as he allowed 3 home runs today. The first two were solo shots by Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhardt who went back-to-back in the 3rd inning. Jesse Winker doubled home the third run of that inning to make it a 3-1 game. The Twins bounced back with a Mitch Garver 3-run homer in the 5th inning to give them a 4-3 lead. That was short lived,...
Twinkie Town Jul 28, 2021
Game 103: Tigers at Twins
Photo by David Berding/ Hey its a game thread. First Pitch: Couple hours ago TV: Bally Sports North Radio: WCCO 830, 102.9 FM The Wolf, TIBN Know thine enemy: Bless You Boys Today's Lineups TIGERS TWINS Akil Baddoo - LF Max Kepler - DH Derek Hill - CF Brent Rooker - LF Robbie Grossman - RF Jorge Polanco - 2B Eric Haase - DH Miguel Sano - 1B Jeimer Candelario - 3B Trevor Larnach - RF Zack Short - SS Willians Astudillo - 3B Willi Castro - 2B Nick Gordon - CF Harold Castro - 1B Ryan Jeffers - C Grayson Greiner - C Andrelton Simmons -...
Twinkie Town Jul 26, 2021
Game 101: Tigers at Twins
Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports Whoemever was supposed to put up this gamethread is in for a Big Internet Scolding! Millions are waiting! Time: 7:10 Central. Vegas Line: “Come here often?” Weather: Hot°, summer in the city Opponent’s excellent SB site: Bless You Boys TV: BS North. Radio: You better put up or get shut up Here’s the lineups! Discuss amongst yourselves! Today's Lineups TIGERS TWINS Akil Baddoo - LF Max Kepler - RF Jonathan Schoop - 1B Brent Rooker - DH Miguel Cabrera - DH Jorge Polanco - 2B Jeimer Candelario - 3B Josh Donaldson...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 22, 2021
Kepler, Polanco power Twins past AL Central-leading Chicago
Max Kepler homered for a second straight game, Jorge Polanco also went deep, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Twinkie Town Jul 22, 2021
Twins 7, White Sox 2: Well that was weird
Jorge Polanco continued to rake as the Twins defeated the White Sox. | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Twins earned a split against White Sox In an alternate reality, this victory would have been par for the course. The Minnesota Twins enjoyed a competent start from a starting pitcher, followed by four innings of competent relief. Along the way, the Twins’ offense put together a couple of decent innings en route to seven total runs. Ultimately, the squad cruised to a relatively easy victory. Of course, this was the exception, and clearly not the rule in 2021. But the...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 21, 2021
Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco homer as Twins stop White Sox 7-2
Both Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco homered for the second consecutive game, and the Twins wound up hitting eight homers in four games in Chicago.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 20, 2021
Jorge Polanco picks up some fielding tricks from Twins teammate Andrelton Simmons
Second baseman Jorge Polanco closely watches shortstop Andrelton Simmons for better and faster ways to get rid of the ball and get outs.
Twinkie Town Jul 19, 2021
Coming in clutch—how this Twins squad compares to others in late-game situations
Photo by Adam Bettcher/ Spoiler Alert: It isn’t great, but not as bad as you might think Just before the All-Star break, Ben Rortvedt & Jorge Polanco delivered two of the most clutch, late-inning hits that Twins’ bats have provided all season. For the most part, however, fans have bemoaned this team’s inability to perform “in the clutch”. Of course, defining the concept of “clutch” isn’t exactly a simple task. The parameters that define the term can be slippery. For my purposes here, I’ll be using the Baseball Reference definition of “Late/Close”...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 12, 2021
Twins sweep into All-Star break with wild, improbable, walk-off win over Detroit
After Taylor Rogers blew a three-run lead in the ninth, the Twins' tied the game on a home run from an unlikely source and won it in the 10th when Jorge Polanco crushed a three-run homer for the second straight game.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 11, 2021
Jorge Polanco's 10th-inning blast sends Twins to four-game sweep of Detroit
Taylor Rogers blew a three-run ninth-inning lead in a hurry, but Ben Rortvedt saved the Twins from defeat in the bottom of the inning.
Twinkie Town Jul 8, 2021
Game 86: Tigers at Twins
Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports Two bad teams try to be less bad than the other bad team. First Pitch: 7:10 PM CentralTelevison: Bally Sports NorthRadio: Audacy, TIBN, The Wolf, WCCO 830Know Thine Enemy: Bless You Boys Today's Lineups TIGERS TWINS Niko Goodrum - CF Jorge Polanco - 2B Jonathan Schoop - 1B Josh Donaldson - 3B Eric Haase - LF Nelson Cruz - DH Miguel Cabrera - DH Trevor Larnach - LF Jeimer Candelario - 3B Ryan Jeffers - C Zack Short - SS Miguel Sano - 1B Willi Castro - 2B Max Kepler - RF Nomar Mazara - RF Gilberto Celestino -...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jul 4, 2021
Maeda, Polanco lead Twins past Royals 6-2 to stop skid
Kenta Maeda struck out a season-best 10 in six scoreless innings, Jorge Polanco homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Sunday to halt a five-game losing streak.
Twinkie Town Jul 4, 2021
Game 82: Royals at Twins
Photo by Jamie Squire/ First Pitch: 1:10 TV: BS North Radio: WCCO 830, Audacy, The Wolf 102.9 FM, TIBN Know Thine Enemy: www.royalsreview.com Happy Fourth Americans, and happy sunday to the rest of you. Today's Lineups TWINS ROYALS Luis Arraez - 3B Whit Merrifield - 2B Jorge Polanco - 2B Andrew Benintendi - LF Trevor Larnach - LF Carlos Santana - 1B Alex Kirilloff - 1B Salvador Perez - DH Ryan Jeffers - C Ryan O'Hearn - RF Max Kepler - RF Hunter Dozier - 3B Miguel Sano - DH Jarrod Dyson - CF Nick Gordon - CF Sebastian Rivero - C Andrelton...
